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William D Russell Jr 1942 - 1994

William D Russell Jr of Gulfport, Harrison County, MS was born on March 20, 1942, and died at age 52 years old on November 12, 1994. William Russell was buried at Biloxi National Cemetery Section A Site 146 P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi.
William D Russell Jr
Gulfport, Harrison County, MS 39507
March 20, 1942
November 12, 1994
Male
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William D Russell Jr's History: 1942 - 1994

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  • 03/20
    1942

    Birthday

    March 20, 1942
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MSGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 11/12
    1994

    Death

    November 12, 1994
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Biloxi National Cemetery Section A Site 146 P.o. Box 4968 - Pass Road, in Biloxi, Ms 39535
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In 1942, in the year that William D Russell Jr was born, on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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In 1951, he was just 9 years old when on April 5th, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (husband and wife) were sentenced to death for treason. They were executed on June 19th. American citizens, they were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Their two young sons were adopted by a high school teacher and his wife.
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